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29 Interesting Images of the World as It Once Was

The world is a truly amazing and incredible place. One particular aspect that is intriguing is our history, and stories as well as photos of the past.


So take a few moments to scroll through this collection of photos that show various people and places how they looked in the days of old.

1.

Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test, 1946

2.

Special Effects In The 1960s

3.

Metallica, Circa 1983

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4.

A Picture Of Dr. Religa Monitoring His Patient's Vitals After Completing A 23-Hour-Long Heart Transplant. His Assistant Is Asleep In The Corner. 1987

5.

Nellie Brown, An African-American Cowgirl, C.1880's

6.

Mary Wallace: First Female Bus Driver For Chicago Transit Authority, 1974

7.

Camouflaged Road In Finland During Ww2. The Trees Are Hung Up With Rope So Enemy Watch Towers Don't See The Road. June 27, 1941

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An Open Air School In 1957, Netherlands ⁣ In The Beginning Of The 20th Century A Movement Towards Open Air Schools Took Place In Europe

9.

Animals Being Used As Part Of Medical Therapy, 1956

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1956: For A Bet Whilst Drunk, Former Marine Thomas Fitzpatrick Stole A Small Plane From New Jersey And Then Landed It Perfectly On A Narrow Manhattan Street In Front Of The Bar He Had Been Drinking At

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As Soviet Troops Approached Berlin In 1945, Zoo Keepers Did Their Best To Take Care Of Berlin Zoo's Animals. This Shoebill Was Temporarily Housed In His Keeper’s Home

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The Creation Of The Recycling Logo By G. Anderson, 23 At The Time. (1970)

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First Morning After Sweden Changed From Driving On The Left Side To Driving On The Right, 1967

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14.

Nikola Tesla’s Foot X-Ray Taken By Himself On A Machine He Designed (1896)

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1922: 78-Year-Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.c

16.

A Coat Sale In Copenhagen, Denmark, 1936

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17.

Maori Man From Hawkes Bay District, Photographed In 1870 By Samuel Carnell

18.

In The 1930's, Baby-Cages Were Used To Ensure Children Living In Apartment Buildings Got Enough Fresh Air And Sunlight

19.

Paparazzi Photographer Ron Galella Would Wear A Football Helmet Around Actor Marlon Brando, After Brando Once Sucker-Punched Him, Broke His Jaw, And Knocked Out Five Teeth In 1973

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20.

San Francisco's Iconic Cliff House, Shortly Before It Was Destroyed By Fire In 1907

21.

Into The Jaws Of Death, 6th June 1944. Normandy Landings

22.

Painters Atop The Woolworth Building In New York City, 1926

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23.

A War Veteran Sells Matches On The Street, In Canterbury, Kent. England - Circa. 1930

24.

Cow Shoes Used By Moonshiners In The Prohibition Days To Disguise Their Footprints, 1924

25.

Mount St. Helens Photographed From The Same Spot, One Day Before, And Four Months After Erupting

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26.

The Last Picture Of Now Extinct Tasmanian Tiger In 1933

27.

The FBI Finger Print Files, 1944

28.

The Broughton Flume Was The Fastest And Longest Water Flume In The World From 1923-1986

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29.

Poor Children, East London, Circa 1890

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